Regex (Regular Expression)

1. What's it?

From the 2.3.0 version, Proxyman supports Wildcard and Regex (Match a whole word) when you define matching rules for all available tools:

• Map Local

• Map Remote

• Block & Allow List

• Breakpoints

• Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)

• Reverse Proxy

• Network Throttling

• ...

It's a handy tool to help you exactly define which requests should trigger the tool.

2. Test your URL (New feature 🎉)

From Proxyman v4.8.0, you can quickly test your Rule (Wildcard / Regex).

• You can quickly test & play around with your Wildcard/Regex

• Save time: You don't need to go back and forth to check your URL.

• Less error-prone.

How to use it?

1. Open any debugging tools (Breakpoint, Map Local, ...) -> Create a new rule

2. Click on the "Test your Rule" underline button -> New Window is opened.

3. Add your Rule and URLs you'd like to check

• ✅ Matched: Your URL is matched with your rule.

• ⚠️ Not Matched: Your URL doesn't match your rule. You might rewrite your wildcard/Regex rule.

3. Wildcard

Proxyman supports simple Wildcard characters, which include * and ?

For instance:

• http://proxyman.io/v1/*

• https://myserver.com/v?/*

4. Regex

Proxyman also supports Regex.

• Make sure your regex is matching a whole URL.

• Partial Matching is considered as not matching.

• Make sure you escape characters properly: Splash (/), full-stop (.), etc.

For instance:

You can use https://regex101.com/ to verify your Regex that matches the whole text.

• Select Regex when creating rules